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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Manipulate Tables in Word</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When generating RTF documentation from Enterprise Architect, tables are included when items such as </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Attributes</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Methods</span><span class="f_BodyText"> are selected in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">For each Object</span><span class="f_BodyText"> section in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Rich Text Format Report </span><span class="f_BodyText">dialog. MS Word offers several levels of customization for tables and can be used to tidy the formatting of the tables in situations where the margins of the table exceed the dimensions of the page size selected in Word for printing.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Resize Tables</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When the amount of detail for a documented item such as an attribute or operation exceeds the margins of the page in MS Word it is necessary to manually resize the table in order to view all of the details. To manually resize the table follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the table that exceeds the margin size.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Mouse over the border of the table until the mouse pointer changes into the icon shown below.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="cursortable.png" width="722" height="173" border="0" alt="cursortable"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Drag the cursor to the left to reduce the width of the table and then select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">File | Print Preview</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option to confirm that the table borders are within the page margins.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Resize all of the tables that overhang the margins of the page by using the steps detailed above.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Applying Styles to Tables</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">One of the customizable properties of MS Word when working with tables is the ability to apply a style to a table, which enables you to rapidly change the appearance of the table. To achieve this effect follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open the Enterprise Architect RTF report in which to change the table styles.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Locate and select the table for which to adjust the appearance.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Table | Table Auto Format </span><span class="f_NumberedList">menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Table Autoformat</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">From here you can specify a predefined table style from the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Table styles</span><span class="f_BodyText"> list, or create a new style by clicking on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button. The table styles defined in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Table Autoformat</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog only apply to one table at a time so you must apply the style to each table created individually.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="tableautoformat.png" width="365" height="464" border="0" alt="TableAutoFormat"></p>




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